Military Family Support
Marion Community Schools is committed to meeting the needs of all of our students, including the unique educational, emotional, and social needs of military-connected children.
MCS is grateful to all of those who are serving or have served in the military, and we aim to offer support to them and their families. We know that frequent moves, family separations through deployments, and reintegration can present unique challenges to military families.
School resources
Please review the links below for military-connected families.
Jobs at MCS
MCS military family liaison
School Board resolution in support of military families
Veterans Day observance
Marion High School JROTC
Community resources
Please review the links below for military-connected families.
Grant County Veteran Service Office
Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs
Marion VA Medical Center
National Veterans Foundation
Veterans Crisis Line
Our Military Kids
Military OneSource
Department of Defense resources
Honoring those who serve
Marion Community Schools wants to honor our employees who are serving or have served in the military.
The following employees are seen in the slideshow above, unless noted otherwise:
- 1st Lt. Adriana Aleman, Indiana National Guard Signal Officer; English/Language Arts teacher at McCulloch Junior High; former MHS JROTC cadet, Class of 2018
- Col. Gary Blagburn, National Guard and active duty; MHS JROTC support specialist and MCS liaison for military families
- Lt. Col. David Farlow, U.S. Army; MHS JROTC Senior Army Instructor, Raider Team Coach, and Marksmanship Coach
- Paul Getts, U.S. Air Force; teacher at Allen Elementary *
- Jamie Hiatt, U.S. Marine Corps, Operation Iraqi Freedom; MCS bus driver *
- Kevin Seavers, U.S. Army and Indiana Air National Guard; MCS bus driver; MHS Class of 1979 *
- Command Sgt. Maj. Jon Smith, U.S. Army; MHS JROTC Army Instructor
- Henry Paul Taylor, Vietnam War veteran; MCS bus driver
- Warrant Officer Patricia Thompson, U.S. Navy; Grant Regional Adult Education staff
- Sgt. Michael T. Waymire Sr., U.S. Marine Corps, Vietnam era veteran; lead custodian at Riverview Elementary School; MHS Class of 1970
* No photo provided